background: in iran, despite the use of vaccine since 1976, we are still having local epidemics especially in the children aged 15-20 years old. since 1996, the yearly epidemics of measles have been reported in these groups in sistan- baluchestan province, south east of iran. the present study was conducted to determinate the level of immunity in this target population in zahedan. methods: a to...

introduction zinc is a vital micronutrient in humans and its deficiency in children can thwart their growth and development, compromise their immunity and cognitive function. however, there is a paucity of studies about the effect of zinc supplementation on cognitive functions. this study is an attempt to quantify the impact of zinc supplementation on cognitive performance of schoolchildren. ma...

Background: Healthy dietary habits are known as a key factor for improving brain functions and cognitive ability in children and adolescents. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of healthy food consumption with mental health in Iranian children and adolescents.Materials and Methods: Data were obtained from the fourth national school-based surveillance survey entitled CASPIAN-...

Background and Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the role of the Identity Status, the quality of parent-child relationship and religiosity on mental health of the first and second grades of high school students in Shahrekord city. Methods: The research method was descriptive correlational design. The statistical population of the first and seco...

AIMS Over 200 000 Australian children suffer significant disability. How should medical students be prepared for this challenge? Community engagement has become fundamental to education, but there is little experience with engagement of undergraduates with children with disabilities. This paper reviews such experience in Western Sydney. METHODS Since 2011, UWS paediatric students have been ro...

BACKGROUND There has been an increase in the development and use of oral health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL) measures in the past two decades. This study aimed to assess the association between OHRQoL and clinical oral health measures, among mid-level school children in Southeast of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a random cluster sample of 11-13 year-...

BACKGROUND There has been some debate in the past as to who should determine values for different health states for economic evaluation. The aim of this study was to compare the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in children attending open schools (OS) and children with disabilities attending a special school (SS) and their parents in Cape Town South Africa. METHODS The EQ-5D-Y and a prox...

OBJECTIVE Malnutrition, overweight and obesity are major health concerns in modern societies and especially among children. Overweight and obesity affect children's current and future health. It is known that the prevalence of overweight differs by race, sex, and geographic location. METHODS In a cross-sectional study 30092 Iranian children aged 7-18 years in six ethnic groups were selected b...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES This study measured the effects of a taste education program developed in Korea on food neophobia and willingness to try novel foods in school children. SUBJECTS/METHODS One-hundred and twenty school children (aged 7-9 years) residing in Seoul participated in 12 sessions of a taste education program for 3 months. The Korean taste education program was adapted from "Les c...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the prevalence of antibodies against PGL-I in people affected by leprosy (PAL) who were diagnosed and treated between 2004 and 2010, their household contacts (HC) and school children (SC) from a hyperendemic municipality in the Brazilian Amazon, and determined the prevalence of previously undiagnosed leprosy (PPUL) among both the HC and SC. DESIGN We conducted a cros...